August-September 2017
The Old Mill Times Patron: Garry Lawrence All the news and views from the Online bookings: oldmilltheatre.com.au/tickets Old Mill Theatre for AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 Playlovers at Old Mill Barry Park at the helm! HE WOO-ED Old Mill audiences earlier this year with his production of Noël Coward’s Design For Living and now Barry Park is back with another show. Barry is directing Other Desert Cities for the currently-homeless Playlovers, who are filling a gap in the Old Mill’s 2017 schedule. Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities is a richly satisfying fine- tuned balance between comedy and intense family drama. The 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner examines the lies we tell to protect each other and the damage they cause. The Wyeth family Christmas holiday erupts when daughter Brooke arrives bearing a soon-to-be-published memoir, dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s history — and it’s a wound they don’t want re-opened. “In the play, interesting developments and gradual revelations build steadily towards an unexpected and totally satisfying twist at the end,” Barry said. “The dialogue is intelligent, with hilarious, witty comments contrasted with razor sharp, sarcastic banter that verges on outright warfare at times.” Other Desert Cities plays at 8pm August 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 with 2pm matinees August 6 and 13. Tickets are $20, $15 concession – book at www.trybooking.com/QGYV Laughs aplenty with Wife After Death A SECRET life will soon be exposed at a funeral and the bombshell will cause tempers – and ashes – to fly.
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